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As you've probably guessed, I love music. There's just something
about hearing what you're thinking put to a tune that makes you feel
'understood'. In addition to the romantic and mother-child love songs
I've mentioned before, I thought I'd share some of my favorite
'long-distance love songs'.

What's a 'long distance love song'? I'm defining it as a song that
you can dedicate/send to your partner when s/he is far away. Also, a
'long-distance love song' can help you feel better during those
nights when you notice their absence the most. I'm sure we can all
relate.

I first heard this Blue October song in the grocery store, of all
places! It's such an upbeat song that it can make you smile and tear
up at the same time. Here's the lead up and chorus:

Expect me to be calling you to see/if you're okay when I'm not
around
Asking if you love me/I love the way you make it sound
...
And I will keep calling you to see
If you're sleeping, are you dreaming/if you're dreaming, are you
dreaming of me
I can't believe/you actually picked me

When my husband and I started dating, he lived over 400 miles
away. During the times I drove to see him, this song from Three Doors
Down helped me a lot.

I'm here without you, baby/but you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you, baby/and I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you, baby/but you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight, it's only you and me

Anyone who listened to 'hair metal'
'Hair Metal' in the 80s (wow, dating myself here!) can agree that Mötley Crüe
isn't exactly known for their love ballads. That's part of what makes
their song, 'Home Sweet Home' stand out-

I know I'm a dreamer/ but my heart's of gold
I've had to run away high/so I wouldn't come home low
'Just when things went right'/doesn't mean they're always wrong
Just take this song and you'll never feel left all alone
Take me to your heart/Baby in your bones
Just one more night and I'm comin' off this long winding road

To put another twist on the 'I miss you' tip, here's an R&B
song by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. I like this one because it's a
duet, so it speaks from both sides. This one doesn't appear to be
about a long-distance relationship so much as a breakup that was
brought on because one person had to go away, but I could be wrong. Here's part of the
chorus:

Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air